Villain Books

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Assistant to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #1) Assistant to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as villain)
avg rating 3.93 — 371,068 ratings — published 2023
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Kiss the Villain (Villain, #1) Kiss the Villain (Villain, #1)
by (shelved 34 times as villain)
avg rating 4.03 — 71,516 ratings — published 2025
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Hunt the Villain (Villain, #2) Hunt the Villain (Villain, #2)
by (shelved 29 times as villain)
avg rating 4.46 — 38,297 ratings — published 2026
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Vicious (Villains, #1) Vicious (Villains, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as villain)
avg rating 4.18 — 333,107 ratings — published 2013
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Hooked (Never After, #1) Hooked (Never After, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as villain)
avg rating 3.77 — 525,785 ratings — published 2021
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Apprentice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #2) Apprentice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as villain)
avg rating 4.09 — 198,688 ratings — published 2024
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Crave the Villain (Villain, #3) Crave the Villain (Villain, #3)
by (shelved 15 times as villain)
avg rating 3.66 — 191 ratings — published 2027
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Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as villain)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,267,408 ratings — published 2011
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The Shadows Between Us (The Stathos Sisters, #1) The Shadows Between Us (The Stathos Sisters, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as villain)
avg rating 3.81 — 221,537 ratings — published 2020
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Renegades (Renegades, #1) Renegades (Renegades, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as villain)
avg rating 4.11 — 168,107 ratings — published 2017
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The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1) The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as villain)
avg rating 3.86 — 143,898 ratings — published 2014
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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as villain)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,798,790 ratings — published 2018
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King of Battle and Blood (Adrian x Isolde, #1) King of Battle and Blood (Adrian x Isolde, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as villain)
avg rating 3.70 — 150,732 ratings — published 2021
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Scarred (Never After, #2) Scarred (Never After, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as villain)
avg rating 3.85 — 219,666 ratings — published 2022
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The Unseelie Prince (Maze of Shadows, #1) The Unseelie Prince (Maze of Shadows, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as villain)
avg rating 3.75 — 14,739 ratings — published 2021
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Pestilence (The Four Horsemen, #1) Pestilence (The Four Horsemen, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as villain)
avg rating 3.86 — 132,221 ratings — published 2018
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Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1) Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as villain)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,129,159 ratings — published 2012
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as villain)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,747,567 ratings — published 2023
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Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1) Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as villain)
avg rating 3.61 — 398,437 ratings — published 2020
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From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1) From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as villain)
avg rating 4.21 — 880,623 ratings — published 2020
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0) The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
by (shelved 9 times as villain)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,243,055 ratings — published 2020
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The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as villain)
avg rating 4.16 — 517,277 ratings — published 2018
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The Book of Azrael (Gods & Monsters, #1) The Book of Azrael (Gods & Monsters, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as villain)
avg rating 4.12 — 215,200 ratings — published 2022
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Neon Gods (Dark Olympus, #1) Neon Gods (Dark Olympus, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as villain)
avg rating 3.68 — 316,083 ratings — published 2021
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Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1) Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as villain)
avg rating 4.06 — 714,742 ratings — published 2021
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Desperate Measures (Wicked Villains, #1) Desperate Measures (Wicked Villains, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as villain)
avg rating 3.53 — 61,504 ratings — published 2019
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All of Us Villains (All of Us Villains, #1) All of Us Villains (All of Us Villains, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as villain)
avg rating 3.84 — 45,318 ratings — published 2021
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Vengeful (Villains, #2) Vengeful (Villains, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as villain)
avg rating 4.11 — 134,317 ratings — published 2018
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as villain)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,397,189 ratings — published 2015
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Duke of Sin (Maiden Lane, #10) Duke of Sin (Maiden Lane, #10)
by (shelved 8 times as villain)
avg rating 3.96 — 10,169 ratings — published 2016
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Lothaire (Immortals After Dark, #11) Lothaire (Immortals After Dark, #11)
by (shelved 8 times as villain)
avg rating 4.36 — 49,626 ratings — published 2012
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Not All Himbos Wear Capes (Villainous Things, #1) Not All Himbos Wear Capes (Villainous Things, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as villain)
avg rating 4.20 — 6,930 ratings — published 2022
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Twisted (Never After, #4) Twisted (Never After, #4)
by (shelved 7 times as villain)
avg rating 3.85 — 121,670 ratings — published 2023
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The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys, #1) The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as villain)
avg rating 3.66 — 224,774 ratings — published 2022
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Vow of Deception (Deception Trilogy, #1) Vow of Deception (Deception Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as villain)
avg rating 3.89 — 85,668 ratings — published 2021
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Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1) Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as villain)
avg rating 3.86 — 366,713 ratings — published 2020
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The Villain (Boston Belles, #2) The Villain (Boston Belles, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as villain)
avg rating 4.21 — 56,649 ratings — published
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as villain)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,570,868 ratings — published 2020
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The Contortionist (Harrow Faire, #1) The Contortionist (Harrow Faire, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as villain)
avg rating 3.89 — 6,266 ratings — published 2020
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Rhapsodic (The Bargainer, #1) Rhapsodic (The Bargainer, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as villain)
avg rating 3.89 — 200,060 ratings — published 2016
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Cruel Beauty Cruel Beauty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as villain)
avg rating 3.64 — 93,827 ratings — published 2014
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Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as villain)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,182,369 ratings — published 2015
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Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1) Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as villain)
avg rating 3.82 — 125,035 ratings — published 2011
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Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1) Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as villain)
avg rating 4.00 — 658,117 ratings — published 2023
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The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1) The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as villain)
avg rating 4.26 — 785,530 ratings — published 2022
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Wretched (Never After, #3) Wretched (Never After, #3)
by (shelved 6 times as villain)
avg rating 3.82 — 153,821 ratings — published 2022
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Fairest of All (Villains, #1) Fairest of All (Villains, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as villain)
avg rating 3.81 — 55,206 ratings — published 2009
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The Risk (Mindf*ck, #1) The Risk (Mindf*ck, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as villain)
avg rating 4.25 — 401,536 ratings — published 2016
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Hench (Hench, #1) Hench (Hench, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as villain)
avg rating 4.00 — 27,602 ratings — published 2020
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Uprooted Uprooted (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as villain)
avg rating 4.02 — 268,958 ratings — published 2015
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Tom Holland
“I thought, gazing at the beauty of the landscape again, it is as though the fiend has prevailed against the angels, and fixed his throne in a heaven, to rule it as though it were Hell.”
Tom Holland, Lord of the Dead

Toba Beta
“There are only three types of citizenship: hero, villain, nobody.”
Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

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